Phillip L. Parshall is an author and Christian Protestant missionary, noted for his contributions on contextual theology and insider movements.[1][2]
He has a Doctor of Missiology from Fuller Theological Seminary, Fellowships at Harvard University and Yale Divinity School, and has been a missionary among Muslims (in Bangladesh and the Philippines) since the 1970s.[3][4]
He is the author of several articles and books on Christianity, missionary work and Muslims.
His impact has been evaluated in a book about him, The Life and Impact of Phil Parshall: Connecting with Muslims.[5]
- Lifting the Veil (InterVarsity Press, 2002).
- The cross and the crescent : understanding the Muslim heart and mind (Gabriel, 2002)
- Inside the community : understanding Muslims through their traditions (Mich Baker Books, 1994)
- The fortress and the fire : Jesus Christ and the challenge of Islam (Gospel Literature Service, 1975)
- Divine threads within a human tapestry : memoirs of Phil Parshall. (William Carey Library, 2000)
- The God next door : opening doors to friendship and understanding with Muslims
- New Paths in Muslim Evangelism (Baker Book House, 1980)
- Muslim evangelism: evangelical approaches to contextualization (Biblica: IVP Books, 2003)
- Bridges to Islam: A Christian Perspective on Folk Islam, (InterVarsity Press, 2006)
Nehrbass, Kenneth, and Mark Williams, eds. The Life and Impact of Phil Parshall: Connecting with Muslims. William Carey Publishing, 2021.